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Well-Engineered Landfills Protect Water Supply

By Logan Seipel, PG Water is always on the move: down from the clouds as rain or snow, into the soil and eventually groundwater, back out again through streams and wells, evaporating from water bodies and transpiring from plants and animals back into the atmosphere to return to us again as precipitation. The water we… Read More »

River Hydraulics in Steep Canyon Environments

This is a view of US 34 within the Big Thompson Canyon during the final repair phase in late 2017. By John Hunt, PE; Will deRosset, PE, CFM; and Anthony Alvarado, PE, CFM The September 2013 flood in Colorado devastated the northern Front Range, causing widespread damage to critical infrastructure and transportation networks. Hundreds of… Read More »

Mapping Supervisor Earns Photogrammetry and Lidar Certifications

Matthew Vinopal, a supervisor in our aerial mapping group, recently earned two major certifications as he advances his credentials and capabilities within the geospatial community. Vinopal is now Ayres Associates’ second certified photogrammetrist and the firm’s first certified mapping scientist in lidar (light detection and ranging). He also is a GIS Institute-certified geographic information system… Read More »